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Victoria (TheMarriedFreshman) has interviewed me with the
following questions, so here goes! If you would like to be interviewed, just
read the information that follows.
1. What
was your biggest surprise in college life this year?
Everything I’ve written below is totally true, and more
serious, but honestly; this is what I was most surprised about (and I just
remembered it): Nobody my age knows what Charles in Charge is! It's weird. I asked about 10 people in all, probably, if they watched Charles in Charge when they were little and they were all like: "What's that?" They hadn't even heard of it! Shock. Awe. Never... heard of it? I felt old. :) Alright, so here's my real answer:
I’m really not good at “biggest”, or “favorite” things; I
get stymied by trying to decide what, precisely, is at the very top of the
list. :) So… I’m gonna go with something I just kind of realized, and that I
think is interesting.
I’ve recently realized that I was surprised by how much I
love school. I love my campus; my beautiful U of I (well, I already knew
that…), I love books, I love learning new things, and meeting new people,
challenging myself and getting better at skills. I always knew objectively that
this was what I wanted to do (what I believe I should be doing), but it’s been wonderful
to realize that it’s so much stinking fun! :) I mean, at times I hate it a
little, of course, and it is often a struggle to work hard and achieve
excellence… but over all, so far, I have derived so much pleasure from college!
That was a bit surprising (largely, I suppose, because I didn’t know what to
expect, so I really didn’t expect anything).
Other things I was surprised about:
- That I could
actually wake up at roughly 7am every single morning, and not collapse from
tiredness sometime during the day after.
- On one hand: that
I could actually do it! On the other, that I was going to have to really push
myself to achieve the level of grades and excellence I wanted.
- That while I
really have been taught “how to think”, I don’t habitually think as much
or as deeply as I have the ability to… and I was pushed to do so, in a way that
made me grow.
2. Of all the movies coming out this summer, which one are
you most eager to see--if any? And, naturally, why that particular one?
Ahh, you are awesome. I love answering media questions. Ha,
but only *one*? Not so good. I’ve tried to get it down to one, but it’s not
working. So instead, you get some categories. :)
- Most eager to see at the moment: Pirates of the
Caribbean: At World’s End
o
Kristi and I have wanted to go to this every time our
friends went over the last two weeks, but we could never make it. I still want
to go, mainly because the first one was awesome and I love the cast. I’m not
expecting much… but it should be fun! And it’s so summery.
- Most eager to see, Big Budget: Ocean’s 13 (followed
closely by The Bourne Ultimatum)
o
Ocean’s 12 was not that good, but it was still
fun and again, I love the cast. Ocean’s 13 actually looks like it might
be a good movie, and I hope it is! I’m not expecting much from this one either,
but it should be a fun time.
o
The Bourne Ultimatum looks like it just might be
better then the second one, as well. I really enjoy the Bourne movies, so I
hope this one is good.
- Most eager to see, Small Scale: Penelope
o
This movie looks so good! It has James McAvoy (‘nuff
said), it’s a romantic-comedy-looking modern fairy tale, and I am very excited
to see it. I don’t know if it’s ever coming to theaters around here, but
I can at least catch it on DVD.
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Most eager to see, DVD release: Amazing Grace
o
I didn’t get to see this in the theater, and I really
really wanted to. Not only is it a really interesting looking period movie
with Ioan Gruffudd and Romola Garai, but it’s about a man following his
gifting, being a man of honor, all that good kind of stuff – and ultimately
ending an injustice in his country. Awesome.
- Honorable mention: Becoming Jane
o
Anne Hathaway bugs me a lot, but I really like James
McAvoy. I love period movies, but I don’t love romances that end up in sad
not-togetherness. So, I can’t really decide if this is one I am very excited
about, or one don’t want to see at all. :)
- Also: Avenue Montaigne (interesting looking French
film), The Nanny Diaries (enjoyed the book).
You didn’t ask, but the book
that’s coming out this summer that I am most eager to read is First Among
Sequels, by Jasper Fforde (5th in the Thursday Next series). Yay! He is
such an inventive, original, clever, and enjoyable writer, and I love the
Thursday Next universe. Can’t wait to see what happens!
3. What one aspect of your character concerns you the
most? Which aspect are you most pleased with right now?
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The aspect of my character that concerns me the most is… well,
I don’t know quite what to call it but it’s pretty much inherent laziness with
a dash of spoiledness and a center of selfishness. I’m just okay with not doing
anything – with reading all afternoon instead of doing my work, with not doing
what it takes and taking the pain to really change. It’s the opposite of
discipline, pretty much. I mean, this is my natural bent, but I definitely have
had victory in bringing it somewhat under submission… In terms of character,
this leads to me just not getting things done because I get distracted by this
or that, put the things off, and never return to them, and forget about it! I
am just concerned that I let myself get away with more then God wants me too.
At the same time, I’ve been learning recently to rest in His love. I’m not
perfect, and that’s okay. I’m growing, we’re growing, and that’s what God
wants! If I worry about being perfect too much I won’t do anything because I
know I’ll fail at being perfect. That’s not what God wants – He wants me to get
out there and DO something. I think that’s the antidote to me laziness problem,
whether doing something is cleaning up my room, talking to a friend, turning
away from whatever sin is tempting me, just DO it. :)
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An aspect that I am pleased with right now is… well you know,
the word “character” is an interesting word. When I say “my character”, I’m
implying the aspect of myself that has been forged into being by hard work, by
the power of God; the good part of me. That’s kind of hard for me to see – do I
have character? In what areas? When I look at myself, I mostly see what needs
to be worked on. Answering that last part was very easy – I have a whole list
of things that concern me about myself. But what is there? I believe one thing
that I’ve been given is faith. I believe that this is something that everyone
can have, bnut is a challenge for everyone. It’s not like a talent or something
– we can all learn to walk this crazy road with God. But I believe that through
the way I was brought up, my life so far, and conscious decisions that I’ve
made since I’ve been able to, I’ve learned a little about the nature of God and
the universe, and react to situations (generally) in a positive, faith filled
manner. I also believe that I have some built in leadership abilities, and I
have recently been pleased with a little growth in that area.
4. ARE YOU COMING TO OHIO NEXT MONTH??????  And to make
this a real question, do you like long car rides with your family or with
friends the best? What do you do the most on long trips--sleep, talk, eat, or
play "traveling" games?
Haha, YES! :) I am definitely coming. (of course I answer you now,
when it’s like a week away…heh.) Plane tickets from there to Florida are
already bought, so it’s on!! J And I am very excited! Both to see all of you (and
in your native habitat, no less), and also because we haven’t had this SLT
Intensive anywhere but in Newport for so long. It’ll be great to have it at a
new church!
Oh, long trips! Yay. I have so many good memories of long
trips from growing up. Every year since long before I was born (since my Dad
was about 5, actually) our whole family goes down to Pompano Beach, Florida for
a family vacation. Our bunch usually drives, and the trip takes about 25 hours
(one way, of course), so lots of family fun! :) We’ve always had some sort of
very large van, so space wasn’t too big a deal. When we were really little,
Mama and Papa would start the trip out at about 6pm, and drive though the night
so that we would all be asleep. In consequence of this, to this day car rides
(even short ones, like 20 minutes) make me sleepy and want to take naps. :) Hmmm… good question. I prefer long trips with family the
best. (Though, I really haven’t gone on many with just friends.) Trips with
friends can be awesome, too, but there’s nothing like the comfort of being just
with your family. You don’t have to worry about not sleeping all sprawled over,
up in each other’s space, or about looking good, or about big communication
problems, or whatever. However, long trips with friends sure do help you get to
know each other better! And can be a great bonding experience.
What do I do the most? Probably talk and sleep, followed
closely by reading. “Traveling games” are included in the “talking”, but pretty
much the only game we play now is The Guessing Game. The Guessing Game is our
version of 20 questions: you get as many questions as you want, but they have
to be yes/no questions. When it started out it was The Star Trek Guessing Game,
but it’s pretty much evolved into any and all media. Now that Zach has come
aboard, we sometimes play The Population Game, which involves the atlas and
guessing the pop. Of any given city or state. :) He loves it! But we all get
tired of it at some point… :)
5. Which qualities do you most admire about your father?
Do you think these are qualities you would look for in a future spouse?
Some of the qualities I admire in my Dad (off the top of my
head): His wonderful leadership abilities (he leads you without you knowing you
are being led… you just want to do it right), his kindness (having worked for
him for a while now, I’ve realized even more how kind he his habitually even in
the face of frustrations and my failures), his wisdom, he always keeps a sense
of humor and doesn’t take life too seriously, he’s an awesome Dad, very
intelligent, really really handy to have around (engineers are the
best), affectionate (hugs are so needed for life!), and to him family is the
most important thing.
Will I look for these in my future husband? Absolutely!
Though I know they’ll look a little different in someone else. I definitely
think these are qualities of character that I will look for in my future
husband, but at the same time I know that I can’t (and don’t want to) expect my
future guy to be at the same level of maturity and wisdom that my Dad is –
Papa’s had a whole life of growing and learning! Someone my age still has a
long way to go, just like I do. I just want the beginnings; we’ll grow together
after that. There are some things that I will absolutely look for, things that
are prerequisites, if you will. Things
like a living, active relationship with God, being submitted to Him, all that
good stuff, plus some things like always keeping a sense of humor and the
family being important before everything else in life. However, I am similar to
my Dad in a lot of ways personality wise, so I do think that my future husband
will be different from him in personality. I’m not sure what it’ll look like,
what my compliment is, but I look forward to finding out. :)
- Fin -
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